eBook & Audiobook Downloads for K-12

Make reading fun with books for computers, cellphones & iPod®!

OverDrive® School Download Library® extends your school library with eBook and audiobook downloads from your school's website. It's based on a proven platform currently serving 9,000 public libraries worldwide: Students install free software on their computers, browse the secure website for assigned reading or recreational titles, check out their selections with an existing library card (or other ID), then download audiobooks and eBooks to their desktop or laptop computer. They can even transfer most titles to supported mobile devices like iPod® and Sony® Reader™!

Improve Skills & Enhance Interest for Everyone

This is a great new tool to help all students read more. Struggling or reluctant readers, learning-challenged, second language learners, even gifted readers can all benefit from School Download Library:

• Enrich vocabulary and improve comprehension and pronunciation


• Introduce students to books above their reading level


• Teach critical listening


• Help busy kids find time to read

How? Technology engages students. Computers and devices are everywhere, and kids use them constantly. Now here's a great new learning tool that takes advantage of the technology kids love!

A Variety of Books Available 24/7

Extend your school library with 24/7, at-home access to eBooks and audiobooks. You select from a catalog of more than 200,000 titles in virtually all subjects and customize the collection to meet your school's needs. Do you want to lend bestsellers or popular new releases to one student at a time? How about offering 'always available' titles for simultaneous download among many students? This flexible, easy-to-manage digital library lets you choose titles from leading publishers in two lending models, depending on publisher permission.

Whether you want study guides, Shakespeare's classics, or the latest Stephenie Meyer book, School Download Library gives you the ability to provide the books students want on the technology they love.

On-the-Go: Digital Books for Digital Kids

Books can be enjoyed on a variety of devices that students already use! Once downloaded to their desktop or laptop computer, students can transfer to iPod®, Sony® Reader™, and to many models of PDAs, Smartphones, and CD and MP3 players.

Included Services: Access for Every Student

Each School Download Library website offers everything your school needs to motivate all students to read more:

• Easy-to-use, cost-effective, and convenient
  • Titles never get lost or damaged; no late fees or fines
  
  
  • Affordable pricing for building, school or district: one annual fee includes hosting, maintenance and collection credit
  
  
  • An outsourced solution that requires no additional expenditures for software, hardware, or consulting
  
  


• Complete, fully-hosted website
  • 24/7 remote access to the collection from home (in-school modules are available)
  
  
  • Self-service checkout and authentication
  
  
  • Attractive, easy-to-use website features your school branding
  
  
  • Use options for many titles include burn-to-CD, print, copy/paste, read-out-loud, and/or transfer to portable devices
  
  


• Vast inventory of 200,000 titles to choose from
  • Many titles are "Always Available" for students--no holds ever needed
  
  
  • Most popular titles are "one copy, one student", which means each copy can be checked out by one student at a time. Additional copies of that title may be purchased. Students may place a "hold" to reserve a title if checked out, and will be notified when it becomes available
  
  
  • Titles in all subjects, organized by grade level
  
  
  • Great for "One Book, One Class" projects, exceptional learners, summer reading, and special needs students
  
  
  • Citations guide for students featuring MLA, APA, and Turabian styles
  
  


• OverDrive Partner Services support
  • Hours of pre-recorded, computer-based training for staff, students, and site administrators
  
  
  • Promotional marketing kit with print-ready flyers, posters, web icons, and more
  
  


• Accessibility
  • OverDrive Media Console (software used with OverDrive Audiobooks) offers hot keys and adjustable playback speed
  
  

Additional Features

To extend the reach of your digital book collection, here are additional value-added features of your School Download Library:

• Upload your own content: Teachers and librarians can upload in supported formats their own digital media, such as lesson plans, curricula, or digital audio recordings for download delivery to students. It's easy to customize your collection with a variety of local materials.


• Training: Live, web-based, interactive training for staff, students, or site administrators.


• MARC records: Facilitates links from your online library catalog (OPAC) to your School Download Library holdings. Make it easy for students to find the titles they want, just a click away.


• Special Collections: Customize your School Download Library with premium titles. Add title sets of New York Times best sellers, classics, foreign language learning, and other subject areas and deliver other titles that your students want to read.


• Gear2Go: Purchase at wholesale from OverDrive durable, inexpensive, high-quality MP3 players so any student can enjoy audiobooks on the go.


• Customized Promotional Services: Need help getting the word out? Get customized marketing tools that promote your new digital book collection.